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Hindostani migrants aboard Dewa

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Hindostani migrants aboard Dewa

Gender: Male

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Dewa marks the final Hindostani contract-worker ship arrival

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The Dewa arrived on 24 May 1916 with the final recorded group of Hindostani contract workers from British India. More than 34,000 people had arrived under the recruitment system since 1873. The...